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2020 Transparency Report Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz

30 September 2020

Contents

Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz leadership message 1

Deloitte network 2

What Deloitte Audit & Assurance brings to capital markets 6

External and internal audit quality monitoring 14

Independence, ethics, and additional disclosures 17

Appendices 22

Appendix A | EU EEA audit firms 23

Appendix B | Financial information 24

Appendix C | Public interest entities 26

2020 Transparency Report | Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz leadership message

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Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz leadership message Making an impact that matters to our clients, our people and the community

Deloitte’s1 commitment to quality, clients and our people is what makes us in a unique position to make an impact that matters.

Integrity: Making an impact that matters is a choice that we make each and every day. As leaders on the market, we live our purpose by what we do and how we do it, driven by our will to be the best on a daily basis and inspired by doing what is right. These shared values ensure that both quality and integrity guide the way we behave to make a positive and during impact.

Innovation: At Deloitte, Transformational change is always a priority. It is about doing things smarter and implementing new approaches to revolutionize the audit and its impact. This also provides us a competitive advantage having the best tools, resources and therefore enhancing quality.

Agility: We at Saleh Barsoum & Abdel Aziz (’Deloitte Egypt’) recognize that the business environment evolves at a rapid pace. In response, we continue to seek the best ways to deliver our audits. The investments we have made and are continuing to make in innovation and emerging technologies, audit processes and policies and our system of quality control are substantially enhancing the quality of our audits.

Confidence: We recognize the important role that audit plays in contributing to market confidence and integrity. The impact of our work extends far beyond the audit itself. Attesting on financial statements provides investors the confidence to make sound business decisions. It shows clients where they stand today so that they can respond appropriately for tomorrow.

This Transparency report is prepared for the year ended May 31, 2020.

Signed: Kamel Saleh, Managing Partner

Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz

1 Throughout this report, the terms “Deloitte, we, us, and our” refer to one or more of one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, its network of member firms, and

their related entities. For more information about the Deloitte network, please see p. 3 or https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/about-deloitte.html.

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Deloitte network

Deloitte Egypt: legal structure and ownership

Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz (‘Deloitte Egypt’) operates as an Egyptian civil partnership, established under Egyptian law and framework of regulations applicable in Egypt that regulate Certified Accounting Practice, with registered office at Nile City Tower 6th & 10th floor, 2005 A Cornish El Nil, Ramlet Boulaq, Cairo, 11221, Egypt and has registration number is 220-002-827.

Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz is owned by its own Partners in Egypt, and is connected to the Deloitte network through agreement with Deloitte Middle East, a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz is referred to throughout this report as ‘Deloitte Egypt’, and Deloitte Middle East is referred to throughout this report as ‘DME’. DME and Deloitte Egypt are legally separate entities. DME holds practice rights to provide professional services using the ‘Deloitte’ name, which it extends to Deloitte entities within its territory (comprised of Middle East Countries, including Deloitte Egypt, and of Cyprus). Deloitte Egypt is authorized to serve as an auditor for clients in Egypt.

Network description

The Deloitte network

The Deloitte network is a globally connected network of member firms and their affiliates operating in more than 150 countries and territories across the world. These separate and independent member firms operate under a common brand.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL or Deloitte Global) Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited is a UK private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. DTTL serves a coordinating role for its member firms and their affiliates by requiring adherence to policies and protocols with the objective of promoting a consistently high level of quality, professional conduct and service across the Deloitte network. DTTL does not provide professional services to clients, or direct, manage, control or own any interest in any member firm or any member firm’s affiliated entities.

Professional standards

Shared values

Methodologies

Systems of quality control

& risk management

Common technologies /

platforms


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“Deloitte” is the brand under which approximately 312,000 dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit & assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services to select clients. These firms are members of DTTL. DTTL, these member firms and each of their respective related entities form the “Deloitte organization”. Each DTTL member firm and/or its related entities provides services in particular geographic areas and is subject to the laws and professional regulations of the particular country or countries in which it operates. Each DTTL member firm is structured in accordance with national laws, regulations, customary practice, and other factors, and may secure the provision of professional services in its respective territories through related entities. Not every DTTL member firm or its related entities provides all services, and certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting. DTTL, and each DTTL member firm and each of its related entities, are legally separate and independent entities, which cannot obligate or bind each other in respect of third parties. DTTL and each DTTL member firm, and their respective related entities, are liable only for their own acts and omissions, and not those of each other. The Deloitte organization is a global network of independent firms and not a partnership or a single firm. DTTL does not provide services to clients.


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Deloitte Egypt: governance – leadership in action The governing body of Deloitte Egypt consists of its partners, one of whom, Kamel Saleh, serves as a managing partner.

Deloitte Egypt leadership is responsible for the governance and oversight of the Audit & Assurance practice. Specific responsibilities include:

Approving audit and assurance strategy Protecting the reputation of the Firm Overseeing management and operations at a

strategic level Overseeing the structure on corporate governance Overseeing the quality and risk

Audit & Assurance Practice The following are the partners of Deloitte Egypt, who were selected by the partnership for:

Deloitte Egypt – Audit & Assurance Leadership

Kamel Saleh - Audit & Assurance Leader

Wafik Hanna - Energy and Resources Leader and Deloitte EMS Leader

Farid Samir - Real Estate and Hospitality Industry Leader, Director of Independence & Audit Risk Leader

Samy Habib - Ethics & Confidentiality Officer

Bassel Talal - National Practice Protection Director and Financial Services Industry Leader

Essam Ezzat - Learning Leader

Mohamed Abdelrehim – Planning Leader

Kamel Saleh, Audit & Assurance Leader, and senior management develop and implement the strategy for the Audit & Assurance practice, including related policies and procedures. In all of their activities, Deloitte Egypt senior leaders are responsible for the overarching objective of audit quality, including compliance with applicable professional standards and regulatory requirements. Deloitte Egypt strategy is developed in alignment with the overall strategic direction established for the Deloitte network.

Deloitte Egypt Audit & Assurance leaders participate in Deloitte network groups that set and monitor quality standards, and from which a number of audit quality initiatives emanate.


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Our purpose and commitment: instilling trust and confidence At Deloitte Egypt, our purpose is to make an impact that matters. For Audit & Assurance, this means a focus on delivering independent high quality audits and instilling confidence and trust in the capital markets through the services we deliver. This requires us to continuously build capabilities to support the delivery of high quality audits and make leading contributions to shaping the future of the audit profession.

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What Deloitte Audit & Assurance brings to capital markets

Audit & Assurance Transformation Being a relevant profession of the future and a sustainable practice that evolves with the pace of change in technology and society is critical. Driving this goal is the Deloitte Audit & Assurance Transformation initiative, which is currently being developed and deployed across the Deloitte network, including Deloitte Egypt.

Audit & Assurance Transformation is an important shift across the network in the way Deloitte professionals work and includes:

The Deloitte Way: standardization of

audit processes supported by our

global technology suite

Real-time audit quality monitoring

Enhanced talent model which includes

learning, rewards and recognition, centers of

excellence, and delivery centers

Agile deployment of tools and technologies to respond to changing

environments

Deloitte Egypt leadership The Egypt Audit & Assurance Leadership Team is led by Saleh Kamel, Audit & Assurance. Audit & Assurance responsibilities include: Developing and driving the Audit & Assurance

strategy Setting audit methodology standards and approving

audit policy and methodology changes with the objective of enhancing audit quality

Driving key audit quality initiatives and policies

Audit engagement acceptance and continuance As a part of Transformation efforts, global initiatives are underway to foster a standard approach to audit engagement acceptance across the Deloitte network, resulting in consistent decisions and consideration of risks.

Deloitte Egypt has detailed policies and procedures in place for accepting prospective clients and engagements and assessing engagement risk. These policies and procedures are designed with the objective that Deloitte Egypt only accepts engagements where it:

Is able to perform the engagement and has the capabilities, including time and resources, to do so.

Can comply with all relevant ethical requirements and professional standards, including independence and conflicts of interest assessments and considerations.

Considered the integrity of the potential client’s management team.


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Audit innovation2 With The Deloitte Way, Deloitte is bringing innovation into the core of how we audit: with automation that improves routine tasks, analytics that yield a deeper and more insightful view into the data, and artificial intelligence that enhances human discovery and problem-solving. As a result, clients get an experience that is less burdensome, with more transparency and deeper insight.

Innovation is an expectation in today’s fast-changing business environment, and this expectation holds true for the audit profession as well. Today’s complex business environment requires that the audit be dynamic, multidimensional, and insightful. There is a demand for real-time, relevant information, and clients expect audits to evolve as they innovate their businesses and processes. While traditional procedures still have a place in auditing, Deloitte Egypt auditors are enhancing procedures by making more use of technology-based analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cognitive & cloud-based technologies, etc. This is due in part to the increased automation and effectiveness such data analytics and other tools may provide, but also the need for Deloitte Egypt to stay in front of technological advances used by the entities that we audit.

Innovation is an integral part of the entire audit delivery process.

Deloitte is committed to the continued investment in emerging technologies and diversity of thought that enables the delivery of enhanced quality, insights, and value to our clients and the markets. This includes Illumia, our global analytics platform, as well as an integrated suite of enabling innovation tools all connected in the cloud. We are also developing our next-generation cloud-based audit delivery platform – Omnia – in addition to Levvia, a solution to support our very small audits.

We have implemented Deloitte Connect – an online communication, information sharing, and progress tracking tool.

22 For more information about Deloitte audit innovation, please refer to Deloitte Global Impact Report.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Deloitte’s highest priority is the safety and well-being of its professionals. As the impact of COVID-19 unfolds, investors and stakeholders are looking to auditors to provide an independent opinion on companies’ financial statements more than ever. Deloitte remains committed to this critical role and delivering the highest quality audits.

Entity management and auditors alike are affected by restrictions on travel and requirements to stay at home. With travel restrictions affecting entities’ personnel and auditors, companies may obtain information in new or different ways. In addition, Deloitte Egypt’s auditors & management is faced with significant uncertainty in making judgments to project future operating results and cash flows, going concern, and developing valuation analysis, etc. The financial reporting process likely requires careful analysis and further considerations of impact from management and auditors given the current environment.

All stakeholders of the financial reporting ecosystem must exercise significant judgment in this unprecedented and uncertain environment—governments, when projecting the length of closures; bankers, when deciding if a loan can be repaid in full; management, when evaluating if a company can continue operating as a going concern and audit committees providing oversight of management; auditors, when assessing these judgments; and investors, when analyzing the available financial information in light of these unprecedented uncertainties.

Although the existing accounting frameworks have provisions for uncertainties, it is important for financial statement users and regulators to expect a higher degree of market and economic volatility in the near future.

Deloitte welcomes the public statements and guidance issued by regulators that recognize the current uncertainties and emphasize the importance of high-quality, forward-looking corporate disclosures. Importantly, some regulators have conveyed that good faith attempts to provide investors and other market participants with appropriately framed forward-looking information will not be second-guessed. Deloitte seeks to raise awareness about the areas that pose challenges and require more scrutiny, context-specific judgment, and increased skepticism and documentation. There is benefit to the public for greater transparency from various financial reporting ecosystem stakeholders raising awareness about these issues. This includes providing more clarity on the responsibilities of management, audit committees, companies, auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders.

Deloitte’s global technology and infrastructure has allowed for an agile and rapid response to the various impacts of COVID-19. We have prepared for various contingencies in order to support changing client needs and to keep Deloitte professionals informed while working remotely. Deloitte’s business continuity plans have been updated and we have affirmed that Audit & Assurance products and solutions have the necessary bandwidth to ensure continuity. We have launched the Deloitte Global Audit & Assurance Technical Delivery Resource Center—a central location for globally relevant and locally adaptable Audit & Assurance COVID-19 related resources. In addition, COVID-19 industry disclosures have been added to the Disclosure Analytics tool to provide example disclosures across several areas, including risk factors, subsequent events, and management’s discussion and analysis.


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Multidisciplinary model (MDM) MDM is an important contributor to high-quality audits. Auditors increasingly use the work of specialists in a number of areas, including to assist in their evaluation of accounting estimates and fair value measurements when auditing companies' financial statements that are increasingly complex as a result of COVID-19. Further, as big data utilization becomes more pervasive in line with other digital advances, the demand for data analysts and IT specialists will grow accordingly. Among the benefits of the MDM are::

It is possible to develop industry insights through multiple lenses, which enhances auditors’ understanding of business risks relevant to conducting audits.

The audit practice has immediate access to specialized resources and expertise in other business lines. It promotes audit quality because auditors can tap the expertise of advisory professionals who are skilled in subjects that may not be native to auditors.

A diverse organization helps attract and retain premier talent. Intellectual capital is available within the network to innovate audit processes, technologies, etc. Different parts of our business grow at different rates during different time periods in different markets. Our

MDM provides a hedge against market volatility that is important to long-term viability of the network and makes significant investments in audit quality and innovation possible, even in times of financial pressures on the audit business.

Deloitte’s response to COVID-19 demonstrates both resiliency in putting audit quality and the public interest first which is further supported by the significant benefits of the MDM. Negative quality events have the potential to impact the Deloitte brand as a whole. As such, each non-audit Deloitte business has a shared and vested interest in supporting audit quality initiatives.


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The organizational capabilities we build Deloitte culture and the design of our

learning programs place our people at the

forefront. Deloitte professionals are

technically proficient with high levels of

ethics, integrity, professional skepticism,

and objectivity, and are continuously

enhancing their skillset and experience.

Deloitte is committed to delivering an

unrivalled talent experience, developing

our professionals, and furthering their

careers by creating a life-long learning

environment. We are advancing audit

education, skillsets, and flexible career

options that appeal to future auditors.

Deloitte professionals bring diverse

backgrounds, knowledge, and skillsets

that enhance our capability as an

organization in delivering the highest

quality audits.

In addition, operational discipline,

effective management of our business,

and the development of a singular

approach to doing audits known as The

Deloitte Way, provide the foundation for

our commitment to bring consistency to

our audits.

We are driving a sustainable audit and

assurance business that recognizes and

rewards its people and funds ongoing

investment in our business.


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Learning and development initiatives Deloitte’s transformed approach to audit delivery is changing the audit experience for our professionals. Audit teams are empowered by more advanced tools and technologies and more extensive use of data analytics within a guided workflow to execute the end-to-end audit cycle. For our professionals, this means focusing on how the engagement is planned, executed, and managed consistently across the globe using forward looking techniques and capabilities. It also offers opportunities to enhance their technical and professional skillsets and capabilities. For example, the following skills become more important—enhanced data analytics, project management, critical thinking, communication, enhanced professional judgment, and the application of accounting and auditing principles to work more effectively and deliver higher quality engagements.

Not only do we deliver value in more areas, but as we enhance capabilities and skillsets, we build greater confidence and become ever-better evaluators of risk.

Deloitte has made substantial investments in talent and learning strategies and transformed the technical audit curriculum to build the refreshed skillsets and proficiency required by level:

At the core, we have a single, global mandatory audit technical learning curriculum for auditors, targeting learners by level, using a dynamic blend of live instructor-led, digital on-demand courses, and on-the-job activities.

All client service professionals are required to complete at least 20 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) each year and at least 120 hours every three years, through structured, formal learning programs, such as internal or external courses, seminars, or e-learning covering all areas of the competency model (e.g., shared competencies, function-specific technical competencies, and competencies in areas of specialization).

All client service professionals have clearly defined role expectations and our global Talent Standards outline the capabilities that are required of practitioners at each level.

Deloitte has also established specific learning opportunities for specialists working on audit engagements to support their knowledge and understanding of the audit process. Enhanced project management, a key capability for executing audit engagements, has been included in annual development programs which provide a blend of technical and soft skill learning development. The objective of the Deloitte Egypt professional development program is to help partners and practitioners maintain and enhance their professional competence and ensure consistency of audit execution. To supplement on-the-job development, Deloitte Egypt provides formal continuing professional development programs in relevant subject areas consistent with the Deloitte Global Audit & Assurance Curriculum.

Deloitte Egypt use SABA platform to provide e-learnings to partners and other professionals. All audit professionals are assigned with SABA Certificates depending on the grade. SABA Certificates are created based on the mandatory curriculum provided by Global Audit & Assurance Learning, other learning courses set by Deloitte Global (e.g. ethics, independence, anti-corruption, etc.), and learning courses set by Deloitte Middle East Central Learning Team, in consultation and coordination with the Audit Business Leaders. SABA Certificates are assigned on 1 June of each year, and are due to be completed in the same year. The DME Central Learning Team is responsible for the monitoring completion of e-learnings.


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Deloitte University Deloitte actively cultivates the collective knowledge and skills of Deloitte professionals globally through continued investment in Deloitte Universities (DU). These are state-of-the-art learning and development centers focused on Deloitte culture, and rooted in the principles of connectedness and leadership in a highly inclusive learning environment[2]. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Audit Business Leadership identify DU courses in professional development, leadership, client relationships and other areas Eligible participants are sent to attend the selected courses in Deloitte University.

[2] For more information about Deloitte Universities, please refer to Deloitte Global Impact Report.

Partner remuneration Execution of high quality audits is expected from all professionals and is embedded across the Deloitte network. Audit quality is recognized through reward and recognition programs and is built into performance standards at every level, against which professionals’ overall evaluations are measured.

In accordance with global policies, Deloitte Egypt’s partners are evaluated on a yearly basis, and depending on the outcome of the evaluation, the remuneration of partners may increase or decrease. Specifically, partner evaluations take the following factors into account: achievement of business goals; meeting quality and risk standards as measured by practice reviews or external inspection results and client assessments; talent and human resources management; compliance with ethics, independence and anti-corruption requirements.

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The high quality audits we deliver The experience of a high-quality audit, delivered well, will provide the audit committees, investors, and other stakeholders of the companies with (but not limited to):

An audit report that is appropriate to the circumstances.

Innovation in how we do the audit.

More insights about their company than they had at the outset of the process.

Deloitte Egypt is proud of its role supporting the capital markets, protecting investors and the public trust

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External and internal audit quality monitoring

Audit Quality Monitoring & Measurement A continued focus on audit quality is of key importance to the Deloitte brand. It is critical that a Deloitte audit is consistently executed and of high quality, wherever in the world it is performed.

The objectives of the Deloitte Global Audit Quality Monitoring & Measurement (AQMM) program are to:

Transform the way audit quality is monitored and measured and audit deficiencies are resolved; and

Enhance the internal system of quality control which all Deloitte network firms follow

The AQMM program is focused on driving:

Continuous, consistent, and robust monitoring of completed and in-flight engagements

Fundamental understanding of deficiencies and timely execution of corrective actions by all member firms consistently

Greater transparency and consistency in reporting key measures of audit quality

Deloitte Egypt maintains policies and procedures to promote an internal culture based on the recognition that quality is the number one priority. Deloitte Egypt focuses on professional excellence as the foundation for achieving audit quality on a consistent basis.

Our monitoring initiatives complement our policies, procedures and tools we have in place to drive audit quality, enabling us to continually improve.

The annual Practice Review Program is a key component of the Firm’s overall system of quality control. The inspection and monitoring mechanism provides evidence of compliance with, and consistency in, the application of Deloitte Network policies and methodologies.

The Practice Review Program ensures that the system of quality control complies with Auditing Standard ISQC 1 and is operating effectively. The findings and recommendations resulting from the practice reviews are presented to the Firm’s CEO and form the basis for future improvement initiatives.


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In-flight monitoring Continuous audit quality monitoring by Deloitte Egypt

drives a faster response to audit issues on “in-flight”

engagements, driving identification, timely solutions, and real

time corrective actions achieved by:

Deployment and monitoring of a series of core Diagnostics,

enabling engagement partners and teams, as well as

Deloitte Egypt audit quality leader(s) to continuously

monitor audit quality and take immediate action.

A program of subject matter specific “health checks” to

assist Deloitte Egypt audit quality leader(s) in assessing

progress and identifying potential issues on in-flight

engagements.

Engagement reviews Key components of engagement reviews (internal practice

reviews) include:

Risk-based engagement selection and consideration of all

major industries served by Deloitte Egypt.

Mandatory moderation panel to drive consistency in

findings and engagement ratings.

External partners and deputies who oversee practice

reviews to increase global consistency.

Identifying appropriate resources (from within Deloitte

Egypt as well as from other Deloitte geographies) with the

right experience and industry expertise, including

establishing central review teams.

System of quality control (SQC) SQC includes numerous elements such as documenting key

areas of the SQC processes and controls and performing

procedures for testing the operating effectiveness of the SQC,

including execution of a comprehensive SQC review program.

Used in conjunction with other metrics, Audit Quality Indicators

(AQIs) further assist Deloitte Egypt in developing and monitoring

audit quality action plans and reporting on the progress in its

audit quality journey. AQIs are integrated with ongoing AQMM

activities.

In addition, proper timing and sequencing of audit activities,

including timely reviews of work performed and the resolution

of matters identified, are closely associated with high quality

audits. Audit Quality Milestones are intended to drive

consistency of engagement teams in project management,

timing of when work is done, and necessary focus on

engagement staffing, including sufficiency and expertise of

assigned resources.

Causal factor analysis and remediation Focusing on continuous improvement is essential to driving

improvements in audit quality. Understanding why audit

deficiencies occur is essential to the design of effective actions

to remediate findings. Further, actions are taken when audit

deficiencies in the performance of an audit engagement are

identified. Engagement level remediation is imperative to drive

continuous improvement in audit quality and avoid future

similar findings. An Audit Quality Plan is prepared by Deloitte

Egypt and provides for effective implementation and monitoring

of key audit quality priorities.

External inspections In addition to Deloitte Egypt own monitoring of audit quality, we

are subject to external reviews by the Auditors Oversight Board

of the Financial Regulatory Authority in Egypt (‘FRA’). FRA

reviews work of Audit practitioners licensed to audit listed and

other regulated entities.

Statement on the effectiveness of the functioning of the internal quality control system We confirm that we are satisfied that our internal quality

controls and systems are robust, operate effectively, and allow

us to readily identify any areas of potential enhancement. We

continually seek to refine all aspects of our business and we use

the findings of the practice review, other internal reviews and

external regulatory reviews to enhance our system of quality

control.

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Independence, ethics, and additional disclosures

Deloitte Global Independence

Sets independence policies and procedures based upon the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by

the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants and the independence standards of the US Securities and

Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Performs full reviews of

independence quality controls on a three-year cycle; provides an annual focused review program to be performed

by member firms as part of their Audit Practice Review for the off-cycle years; and performs in-depth follow-up

reviews as needed.

Performs on-going monitoring activities of firms—enabling continuous enhancements to global policies, quality

controls, tools, and practice support activities.

Delivers global systems to provide professionals with entity information to support compliance with personal and

professional independence requirements, including financial interests and scope of service approvals.

Supports independence awareness across the Deloitte network through active engagement with independence and

business leadership groups, periodic communications and alerts, and development of guidance, learning and

instructions.

Deloitte Egypt Independence

Deloitte Egypt has policies and procedures designed to address compliance with applicable professional standards that relate to independence. These policies and procedures are based on the Deloitte Global Independence policy, and are supplemented, as appropriate, to reflect additional national or regional requirements that may be more restrictive than Deloitte Global policies. Deloitte Egypt leadership reinforces the importance of compliance with independence and related quality control standards, thereby setting the

appropriate tone at the top and instilling its importance into the professional values and culture of Deloitte Egypt. Strategies and procedures to communicate the importance of independence to partners, other professionals and support staff have been adopted, emphasizing each individual’s responsibility to understand and meet the independence requirements. The Director of Independence is responsible for overseeing independence matters within the member firm, including the design, implementation, operation, monitoring and maintenance of the system of quality control related to independence.


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The key elements of the system of quality control that Deloitte Egypt implemented in accordance with global independence policies include the following:

Engagement acceptance and monitoring

Monitoring long association of partners and professionals with audited entities

Business relationship assessments and monitoring

Use of independence business process tools, including the Deloitte Entity Search and Compliance (DESC) system, Deloitte Conflict Checking System (DCCS) and the Global Independence Monitoring System (GIMS).

An Inspection & Testing program, annual and special purpose independence confirmations, and consultation procedures to monitor individuals’ compliance with independence requirements

Procedures to identify and analyze non-compliance with independence requirements and apply related disciplinary measures and actions

Independence-related learning and communications An internal review of independence compliance was conducted during the year and the report was issued in the second quarter of 2021.

DESC Deloitte Entity Search and Compliance

Global, searchable database containing specific entity

information relevant in determining personal and

professional independence restrictions

GIMS

Global Independence Monitoring System

Application that contains financial relationship data with

relevant independence compliance indicators

DCCS

Deloitte Conflict Checking System

Application that is an integral part of conflict checking of

the client engagements and business relationships

acceptance / continuance decisions

Long association requirements of audit partners and professionals Our rotations policies are in line with requirements of Deloitte Independence policy that requires rotation of all key audit partners after 7 years followed with cool off period of 5 years.

For banking clients we follow the requirements of the Central Bank of Egypt of five years for a partner and ten years for audit firm. The rotation requirements of Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt for audits of regulated non-banking entities require partners to rotate every seven years. We maintain a database that tracks the number of years of key audit partners’ involvement to monitor compliance with rotation requirements. The database is update annually.


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Ethics All Deloitte professionals are expected to act with integrity in accordance with high ethical standards as described in the Deloitte Global Principles of Business Conduct (“Global Code”). The Global Code is embedded into each member firm’s Code of Conduct, and defines the commitments that all Deloitte professionals make regarding ethical standards, as well as explaining each individual’s responsibilities to their clients, colleagues, and society.

In addition to the Global Code, other foundational elements of Deloitte’s ethics program include global policies, a program of training and communications, and established reporting channels supported by defined incident management protocols. For continuous improvement, regular program assessments and reviews are conducted and feedback is collected from our professionals through an annual ethics survey.

Ethics at Deloitte is led by the Deloitte Global Chief Ethics Officer at the global level, and by member firm Ethics Officers at the local level, who are experienced partners with direct access to the member firm’s CEO and governing body. Deloitte Global and member firm ethics leaders work together to continually monitor risk and to reinforce compliance with the Global Code.

Deloitte Egypt maintains policies and procedures that build on the global policies and are designed to provide reasonable assurance that its professionals comply with relevant ethical requirements.

The ethical requirements for audit and related assurance services provided by Deloitte Egypt are in accordance with applicable Egyptian regulations. Deloitte Egypt also complies with Deloitte Global policies and procedures, which align with the requirements and guidance set out in the international Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, a standard-setting body of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). When [the national professional requirements] are more restrictive than the Deloitte Global policies and procedures, Deloitte Egypt follows the applicable national requirements.

Deloitte Egypt reinforces its commitment to ethics and integrity through communication tools, learning programs, compliance processes, and measurement systems. In addition, Deloitte Egypt requires all partners, other professionals and support staff to confirm annually that they have read and comprehended the member firm’s Code of Conduct and understand that it is their responsibility to comply with it.

Deloitte Egypt conducts annual ethics survey where anonymous inputs from practitioners are analyzed and compared with Global benchmark and prior year survey. The Ethics team puts specific action plan to address the matters highlighted in the survey.

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Ethics learning programs and communications

Global Principles of Business Conduct

Global ethics policies including policies on Non-Retaliation and Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment

Reporting channels and incident management protocol

Annual ethics survey

Annual assessment and recurring practice-review program

Deloitte Global Ethics Deloitte is committed to conducting business with honesty, distinctive quality, and high standards of professional behavior.

Deloitte’s Global Principles of Business Conduct (“Global Code”) outlines Deloitte’s ethical commitments as a network and expectations

for Deloitte’s approximately 312,000 people, giving a strong, principled foundation. The foundations of the network’s ethics program is

comprised of the following elements:



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Shaping the future of the audit profession Management teams, audit committees, investors, regulators, and standard setters all play critical roles in shaping the environment in which audits are performed. We strive to engage with these parties, both formally and informally, to share, offer and debate ideas with the objective of ensuring the relevance of audit and assurance to the capital markets.

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We strive to engage with these parties, both formally and informally, to share, offer and debate ideas that foster our collective ambition to ensure the ongoing and growing relevance of audit and assurance to the capital markets.

Appendices

2020 Transparency Report | Appendix A | EU EEA audit firms

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Appendix A | EU EEA audit firms Disclosure in accordance with Article 13.2 (b)(ii)-(iv) of the EU Audit Regulation

EU/EEA Member State Name of audit firms carrying out statutory audits in each Member State

Austria Deloitte Audit Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH

Deloitte Burgenland Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH

Deloitte Niederösterreich Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH

Deloitte Oberösterreich Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH

Deloitte Salzburg Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH

Deloitte Tirol Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH

Deloitte Wirtschaftsprüfung Styria GmbH

Belgium Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren / Réviseurs d’Entreprises CVBA / SCRL

Bulgaria Deloitte Audit OOD

Croatia Deloitte d.o.o. za usluge revizije

Cyprus Deloitte Limited

Czech Republic Deloitte Audit s.r.o.

Denmark Deloitte Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab

Estonia Deloitte Audit Eesti AS

Finland Deloitte Oy

France Deloitte & Associés

Deloitte Marque & Gendrot

Audalian Commissaire

BEAS

Cisane

Constantin Associés

Constantin Entreprises

Consultants Auditeurs Associés

DB Consultants

Durand & Associés

ECA Audit

Jacques Serra et Associés

Laurens Michel Audit

Opus 3.14 Audit Et Conseil

Pierre-Henri Scacchi et Associés

Revi Conseil

Germany Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Deutsche Baurevision GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

SüdTreu Süddeutsche Treuhand GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Greece Deloitte Certified Public Accountants SA

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EU/EEA Member State Name of audit firms carrying out statutory audits in each Member State

Hungary Deloitte Könyvvizsgáló és Tanácsadó Kft.

Iceland Deloitte ehf.

Ireland Deloitte Ireland LLP

Italy Deloitte & Touche S.p.A.

Latvia Deloitte Audits Latvia SIA

Liechtenstein Deloitte (Liechtenstein) AG

Lithuania Deloitte Lietuva, UAB

Luxembourg Deloitte Audit

Malta Deloitte Audit Limited

Netherlands Deloitte Accountants B.V.

Norway Deloitte AS

Poland Deloitte Audyt spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością spółka komandytowa

Deloitte Audyt spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością

Portugal Deloitte & Associados, SROC S.A.

Romania Deloitte Audit SRL

Slovakia Deloitte Audit s.r.o.

Slovenia Deloitte Revizija d.o.o.

Spain Deloitte, S.L.

Sweden Deloitte AB

United Kingdom Deloitte LLP

Deloitte Limited

Deloitte N.I. Limited

Disclosure in accordance with Article 13.2 (b)(iv) of the EU Audit Regulation

The total turnover achieved by the audit firms that are members of the network, resulting from the statutory audit of annual and consolidated financial statements: € 2.1 billion3

3 Amount represents an estimate determined based upon best efforts to collect this data. Certain Deloitte audit firms registered to perform statutory audits in respective Member states provide statutory audit services as well as other audit, assurance and non-audit services. While Deloitte endeavored to collect specific statutory audit turnover for each EU/EEA Deloitte audit firm, in certain cases turnover from other services has been included. The turnover amounts included herein are as of 31 May 2020, except for a limited number of instances where a Deloitte audit firm has different financial year-end or has not finalized its reporting for such period. In these cases, turnover amounts are for the relevant financial year or preceding financial year. Where currency other than Euros is used in the Member state, the amount in Euros was translated using an average exchange rate in effect for the period 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2020.

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Appendix B | Financial information Disclosure in accordance with Article 13.2 (k)(i)-(iv) of the EU Audit Regulation

The breakdown of Deloitte Egypt 2020 turnover:

Turnover Egyptian Pound, mln

Statutory audit (PIEs and PIE subsidiaries)4 36.5

Statutory audit (non-PIEs and non-PIE subsidiaries) 69.3

Non-audit services (audited PIEs and PIE subsidiaries)4 6.9

Non-audit services (audited non-PIEs and non-PIE subsidiaries) 18.0

Non-audit services (other entities) 89.9

Total 220.6

4 Statutory audits and non-audit services of PIE and PIE entities do not include audits and non-audit services of EU PIEs.

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Appendix C | Public interest entities Disclosure in accordance with Article 13.2 (f) of the EU Audit Regulation

Public Interest Entities audited5 for statutory purposes by Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz:

Name FYE

None

Other Public Interest Entities audited by Saleh, Barsoum & Abdel Aziz:

Name FYE

Arabian Cement Company 31 December 2019

B Investment Holding 31 December 2019

Dice SAE 31 December 2019

Emirates National Bank of Dubai ENBD 31 December 2019

Fawry for Banking and Payment Technology Services 31 December 2019

El Shorouk for Modern Packaging 31 December 2019

GSK Egypt SAE 31 December 2019

Commercial International Bank CIB 31 December 2019

Orascom Development Egypt 31 December 2019

Orascom Development Holding 31 December 2019

HSBC Bank Egypt SAE 31 December 2019

Attijari Wafa Bank Egypt 31 December 2019

5 Only audits of financial statements of non-EU companies with transferrable securities admitted to trading on regulated markets in EU are included.

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